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Air traffic controllers' strike paralyzes several West African airports

2022-09-23T18:58:02.080Z


The Air France company has also confirmed the cancellation of its two flights departing from Roissy, supposed to land in the evening in the Ivorian economic capital.


A strike by air traffic controllers paralyzed several West African airports on Friday, notably that of Abidjan, where all commercial flights were canceled, we learned from airport sources.

"No flight took off or landed today

," said a source at Abidjan airport who wished to remain anonymous.

“We cannot operate.

All our flights have been cancelled,”

Yacouba Fofana, communication manager for Air Côte d'Ivoire, confirmed to AFP.

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The Air France company joined in Abidjan has also confirmed the cancellation of its two flights departing from Roissy, supposed to land in the evening in the Ivorian economic capital, as well as the two which must leave for France.

Air France flights drain hundreds of passengers between the two countries every day.

The strike movement, launched by the Union of Air Traffic Controllers Unions of Asecna (USYCAA), began Friday morning at 8:00 GMT and should last 48 hours.

The strikers are demanding in particular an improvement in their working conditions and better career plans.

The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (Asecna) has 18 member states, mainly French-speaking African countries.

Abidjan is therefore not the only airport affected by major disruptions.

No flights have landed or taken off from Ouagadougou airport, according to airport sources.

In Bamako, almost all commercial flights have been canceled, said an airport official wishing to remain anonymous.

In Dakar, five out of 17 flights were canceled, according to an airport official, again on condition of anonymity.

Source: lefigaro

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